Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Jack Horton
Oct 20, 2014
Jack Horton Jack Horton – beloved patriarch and dear friend – died October 20th 2014 in Orange, Texas. Jack was born in his family’s home in Troup, Texas, on July 25, 1924 to Gertrude Terry and Samuel Wesley Horton. He was part of the “Greatest Generation” who came of age during the Great Depression. In 1942, he traded his high...
Gary Landon Scott Sr.
Oct 19, 2014
Gary Landon Scott, Sr., 68, of Orange, passed away on October 19, 2014, at his home. A visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm, with a funeral service at 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the care of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Pocatello, Idaho, on November 15, 1945,...
Tam Tran
Oct 18, 2014
Tam Tran, 61 of Orange, Texas passed away on October 18, 2014. Family & friends are invited to join the family for visitations to be held from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 and Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Prayer services will be held from 7:00 pm to 9:00...
Thomas William Wisser
Oct 18, 2014
Thomas William Wisser, 72, of Orange passed away in Beaumont on Saturday, October 18, 2014. He was born January 28, 1942 to William Roland and Velma (Clark) Wisser in Cincinnati, OH. He served in the United States Navy and for most of his life he was a truck driver. Thomas was very adventurous person who received his pilot’s license and...
Nora Ruth Dunaven
Oct 15, 2014
Nora Ruth Dunaven, 74, of Beaumont passed away October 15, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. She was born June 14, 1940 in Hackberry, LA to Chester and Jesse Mae Gibbs Abbott and grew up in Orange, TX. Before moving back to Beaumont to work at All Saints Episcopal School she lived in South Dakota and Oregon. After retiring...
Danny Bonnin
Oct 15, 2014
Danny Bonnin, 77, of Orange, passed away on October 15, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Thursday, October 16th at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange Born on September 18, 1937, Danny was the son of Ed Bonnin and Eunice Carpenter Bonnin. For over 35 years, Danny was a Pipefitter for the Local 195. He is...
Jerry Dean Slone
Oct 15, 2014
Jerry Dean Slone, 77, of Deweyville, passed away on October 15, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville, Reverend John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville and Reverend Michael Orange of the...
Shirley Lois Boehme
Oct 15, 2014
Shirley Lois Boehme, 93, passed away on October 15, 2014, peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on December 9, 1920, to William N. Remkes and Thelma Woods Remkes in Dayton, Texas. She married the love of her life, Charles August Boehme, on January 12, 1946, in Waco, Texas. She was preceded in death by her...
Twain Ross
Oct 14, 2014
Twain Ross, 47, of Bridge City, passed away on October 14, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 18, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Friday, October 17th at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Andy Wayne Barber
Oct 14, 2014
Andy Wayne Barber, 74, of Orange Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 peacefully in his sleep. Memorial services will be on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cowboy Church in Orange, Texas. Our daddy was born in Marietta, Oklahoma on April 04, 1941. But he always said his birthday was 4/4/40 so that he could...
Sam Thompson Jr.
Oct 14, 2014
Sam Thompson, Jr., 83, of Beaumont, went to be with the Lord on October 14, 2014. Born and raised in Southeast Texas, the son of a logging contractor, he graduated from Silsbee High School and soon thereafter enlisted in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Air Force and Texaco with 20 and 23 years respectively. He lived...
Ronald Dale Breaux Sr.
Oct 14, 2014
Ronald Dale Breaux, Sr., 68, of Bridge City, passed away on October 14, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to join the family for a memorial visitation to be held from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, on September 17, 1946, he was...
Bonnie Jean Combs
Oct 13, 2014
Bonnie Jean Combs, 96, of Beaumont was born Dec. 19, 1917 in Memphis, TN and passed away Oct. 13, 2014 at her residence in Calderwoods. She was a passionate servant of the Lord who was committed to mission work throughout her life. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 from 2-4:00 p.m. at Claybar...
Charles Ray Leggett
Oct 12, 2014
Charles Ray Leggett, 65, of Orange, passed away on October 12, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 17, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 11:00-1:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas,...
Mildred Wade Potier
Oct 11, 2014
Mildred Wade Potier, 83, of Orange, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 13, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont,...
Mattie Louise Head
Oct 11, 2014
Mattie Louise Head, 76, formerly of Jena, Louisiana, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Nebo Baptist Church in Nebo, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Glen Roark. Burial will follow at Graham Cemetery in Nebo, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00p.m., Tuesday, October...
Emma Lee Harris
Oct 10, 2014
Funeral services for Emma Lee Harris will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sour Lake. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Interment will be at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas. Emma Lee was born October, 20, 1922 in Providence, Texas and died October 10, 2014...
Cupal Jeanette Morgan
Oct 10, 2014
Cupal Jeanette Morgan, 78 of Bridge City passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cupal was born on August 7, 1936 in Orange Texas to parents Jules & Sadie Carpenter. Affectionately known as “MeeMaw” by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren she was widely considered to be one of the prettiest ladies...
Eva Jane Turner
Oct 9, 2014
Eva Jane Turner, 85, of Orange , passed away on October 9, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Mary Belle Bartlett
Oct 9, 2014
Mary Belle Bartlett, 89, of Beaumont, died Thursday, October 9, 2014, at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born on September 25, 1925, in Raven, Virginia, Mary was the daughter of Jamie Sweeny Lambert and Robert Lambert. Mary was accepted to the US Nurse Corps in 1943; she traveled by train to Norfolk Virginia to start the Norfolk Cadet School of Nursing....
Jack Horton
Oct 20, 2014
Jack Horton Jack Horton – beloved patriarch and dear friend – died October 20th 2014 in Orange, Texas. Jack was born in his family’s home in Troup, Texas, on July 25, 1924 to Gertrude Terry and Samuel Wesley Horton. He was part of the “Greatest Generation” who came of age during the Great Depression. In 1942, he traded his high...
Gary Landon Scott Sr.
Oct 19, 2014
Gary Landon Scott, Sr., 68, of Orange, passed away on October 19, 2014, at his home. A visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm, with a funeral service at 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the care of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Pocatello, Idaho, on November 15, 1945,...
Tam Tran
Oct 18, 2014
Tam Tran, 61 of Orange, Texas passed away on October 18, 2014. Family & friends are invited to join the family for visitations to be held from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 and Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Prayer services will be held from 7:00 pm to 9:00...
Thomas William Wisser
Oct 18, 2014
Thomas William Wisser, 72, of Orange passed away in Beaumont on Saturday, October 18, 2014. He was born January 28, 1942 to William Roland and Velma (Clark) Wisser in Cincinnati, OH. He served in the United States Navy and for most of his life he was a truck driver. Thomas was very adventurous person who received his pilot’s license and...
Nora Ruth Dunaven
Oct 15, 2014
Nora Ruth Dunaven, 74, of Beaumont passed away October 15, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. She was born June 14, 1940 in Hackberry, LA to Chester and Jesse Mae Gibbs Abbott and grew up in Orange, TX. Before moving back to Beaumont to work at All Saints Episcopal School she lived in South Dakota and Oregon. After retiring...
Danny Bonnin
Oct 15, 2014
Danny Bonnin, 77, of Orange, passed away on October 15, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Thursday, October 16th at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange Born on September 18, 1937, Danny was the son of Ed Bonnin and Eunice Carpenter Bonnin. For over 35 years, Danny was a Pipefitter for the Local 195. He is...
Jerry Dean Slone
Oct 15, 2014
Jerry Dean Slone, 77, of Deweyville, passed away on October 15, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville, Reverend John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville and Reverend Michael Orange of the...
Shirley Lois Boehme
Oct 15, 2014
Shirley Lois Boehme, 93, passed away on October 15, 2014, peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on December 9, 1920, to William N. Remkes and Thelma Woods Remkes in Dayton, Texas. She married the love of her life, Charles August Boehme, on January 12, 1946, in Waco, Texas. She was preceded in death by her...
Twain Ross
Oct 14, 2014
Twain Ross, 47, of Bridge City, passed away on October 14, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 18, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Friday, October 17th at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Andy Wayne Barber
Oct 14, 2014
Andy Wayne Barber, 74, of Orange Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 peacefully in his sleep. Memorial services will be on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cowboy Church in Orange, Texas. Our daddy was born in Marietta, Oklahoma on April 04, 1941. But he always said his birthday was 4/4/40 so that he could...
Sam Thompson Jr.
Oct 14, 2014
Sam Thompson, Jr., 83, of Beaumont, went to be with the Lord on October 14, 2014. Born and raised in Southeast Texas, the son of a logging contractor, he graduated from Silsbee High School and soon thereafter enlisted in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Air Force and Texaco with 20 and 23 years respectively. He lived...
Ronald Dale Breaux Sr.
Oct 14, 2014
Ronald Dale Breaux, Sr., 68, of Bridge City, passed away on October 14, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to join the family for a memorial visitation to be held from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, on September 17, 1946, he was...
Bonnie Jean Combs
Oct 13, 2014
Bonnie Jean Combs, 96, of Beaumont was born Dec. 19, 1917 in Memphis, TN and passed away Oct. 13, 2014 at her residence in Calderwoods. She was a passionate servant of the Lord who was committed to mission work throughout her life. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 from 2-4:00 p.m. at Claybar...
Charles Ray Leggett
Oct 12, 2014
Charles Ray Leggett, 65, of Orange, passed away on October 12, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 17, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 11:00-1:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas,...
Mildred Wade Potier
Oct 11, 2014
Mildred Wade Potier, 83, of Orange, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 13, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont,...
Mattie Louise Head
Oct 11, 2014
Mattie Louise Head, 76, formerly of Jena, Louisiana, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Nebo Baptist Church in Nebo, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Glen Roark. Burial will follow at Graham Cemetery in Nebo, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00p.m., Tuesday, October...
Emma Lee Harris
Oct 10, 2014
Funeral services for Emma Lee Harris will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sour Lake. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Interment will be at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas. Emma Lee was born October, 20, 1922 in Providence, Texas and died October 10, 2014...
Cupal Jeanette Morgan
Oct 10, 2014
Cupal Jeanette Morgan, 78 of Bridge City passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cupal was born on August 7, 1936 in Orange Texas to parents Jules & Sadie Carpenter. Affectionately known as “MeeMaw” by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren she was widely considered to be one of the prettiest ladies...
Eva Jane Turner
Oct 9, 2014
Eva Jane Turner, 85, of Orange , passed away on October 9, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Mary Belle Bartlett
Oct 9, 2014
Mary Belle Bartlett, 89, of Beaumont, died Thursday, October 9, 2014, at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born on September 25, 1925, in Raven, Virginia, Mary was the daughter of Jamie Sweeny Lambert and Robert Lambert. Mary was accepted to the US Nurse Corps in 1943; she traveled by train to Norfolk Virginia to start the Norfolk Cadet School of Nursing....